Crime Rate in Royal Hospital, ward

Royal Hospital has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 338th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 75th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Royal Hospital in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Royal Hospital’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 354 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 301 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Royal Hospital ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 502 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.